Huntsville, Alabama
(August 29, 2012) The Huntsville
Police Department announced today it will join other police departments
throughout the country in support of the 2012Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over crackdown on impaired driving. The campaign is organized by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and regionally
administered by the North Alabama Traffic Safety Office (NATSO). This year’s
campaign will begin August 31st and continue through September 3rd,
2012; through the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.

The Huntsville Police
Department’s D.U.I. Task Force supervisor, Sergeant Michael Johnson states, “The
mission of the Department’s D.U.I. Task Force is to enforce the law and to
educate the public on the dangers of drinking and driving.” The D.U.I. Task
Force has consistently ranked as the number one D.U.I. enforcement squad in
Alabama over the past fourteen years.

The D.U.I. Task Force will
set up safety checkpoints throughout the city of Huntsville. Members of the
Special Operations Division along with Uniformed Patrol Officers from each
precinct will also participate by maintaining traffic enforcement activities at
various NATSO “HOT SPOT” locations.

D.U.I. Checkpoints will be
announced during this increased enforcement period throughout Huntsville. These
locations will include but not be limited to roadways such as Drake Avenue,
Jordan Lane, University Drive, Bob Wallace Avenue, Bailey Cove Road, Andrew
Jackson Way, Sparkman Drive, Pulaski Pike and Cecil Ashburn Drive.